Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To answer the Deputy's specific question, there is legislation on the way in relation to An Bord Pleanála. It is urgent legislation. Separate from that, we have the outcome of the work being led by the Attorney General and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, on the planning system generally. That will also come in the form of a new consolidated planning Bill, which I expect will be brought to the House in the coming weeks. Capacity is the issue. It is about delivery. The problems we have faced have been in planning, labour shortages, construction material inflation and bottlenecks in the system. The Deputy is right that we need to do everything we possibly can to remove these and build more homes, which our people need.

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